Kurume is a town in Kyushu, roughly halfway between Fukuoka and Kumamoto. It’s famous for Kurume ramen, which is either a compromise between the punchy Kumamoto ramen and the mellow Hakata tonkotsu ramen…
I told myself I was on a diet… and since I’d spent quite a lot on travel in May, I spent my June weekends at home doing nothing but reading. So I barely made it to any good restaurants. Enjoying li…
Marugame Seimen is a Sanuki udon chain that’s all the rage these days. One happened to open near my place, so I went. The house specialty: kamaage udon The skill level looked lacking at a glance, so I…
There are two (or maybe three) places around here that I still haven’t been to. The reason I never went is that I knew full well there isn’t much to see compared to their reputation. Still, I’…
The last place I dropped by in Osaka wasn’t anything special either, but I took pictures, so here they are. A street in Namba You can see the Ferris wheel, too. Black vinegar I had a glass to soothe…
I started a ferocious diet in May, so I needed some kitchen gear for making diet food. And since I’d come all the way to Osaka anyway, I couldn’t not stop by IKEA. The recently launched French dog…
In the evening a friend took me to a café that’s supposedly one of the places in Osaka with a good-looking crowd. I remember it being somewhere near Umeda, but, well, I doubt I’ll ever go back. The…
A lot went on in June, so there weren’t many updates. Come to think of it, my last trip, the visit to Osaka, is already a month-old story. A friend of mine lives in Osaka and told me to come visit, so I …
I had a business trip to Korea at the end of May. It was a very short trip, so I didn’t have much time and couldn’t really fit in any good restaurants, but on a weekend morning I carved out a littl…
I’ve lived in this town for a while now ^_^ and there’s one izakaya I could call my regular spot, if you stretch it a bit. It’s no amazing destination restaurant, but it’s not bad for f…
I’d been drinking myself half to death until 4 a.m. the night before, and then had Italian for lunch on top of that, so my head was completely fogged. At times like this I crave ramen like crazy, but I w…
There was an Italian restaurant I’d been wanting to try for ages, so I took the chance and went with some friends. It’s called Acqua Pazza, in Hiroo, and apparently it’s hugely popular with w…